…Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center to identify the best time to vaccinate and potential side effects of the vaccine on the animals’ health. Through a 30-year partnership with the…
Five Tips for a Food Safe Thanksgiving
…even if it’s cold. Storing food outside is not food safe for two reasons. The first is that animals, both wild and domesticated, can get into food stored outside, consuming…
Lone Star Ranch Named 2016 California Leopold Conservation Award® Recipient
…road-related erosion, not cattle grazing, was the largest source of sediment. Over 15 years, the Moore’s and other YES families have made sediment-reduction improvements on more than 400 miles of…
Canada Expands TB Quarantines
…far remains “unknown.” The agency says genetic analysis also shows the bovine TB organism from the infected cow is not the same as any strains detected in domestic animals or…
Ranchers see Better Pastures, Tough Markets
A series of storms this fall has promoted healthy grass growth on the range for grazing cattle, but improved feed conditions come as cattle prices remain in a slump and…
Bird Flu Discovered in European Union
…animals makes them more vulnerable to potential disease outbreaks. Going back to 1997, 40 million hens, cows, sheep, goats, and pigs have been slaughtered to contain outbreaks of swine flu,…
‘One Health’ Antibiotic Awareness
…animals is a major factor leading to resistance development. That’s where NARMS comes into play. Since 1996, the group has provided key information about emerging bacterial resistance and led efforts…
National Agricultural Conservation Survey Begins
…agricultural land to schedule in-person interviews. The survey asks for information on conservation practices installed, nutrients and pesticides applied, cropping history, irrigation, and grazing for the 2014-2016 production years. Those…
Ag Groups React to New GIPSA Rules
…companies may decide instead to own the farms and hire full-time employees to care for animals. Tom Super of the National Chicken Council says his farmers aren’t interested in government…
Alberta Beef Producers Want TB Support
…of herds had been quarantined in the investigation. They also noted the number of herds quarantined could increase as the tracebacks of animals in contact with any positive animals over…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…of California-Davis doctoral student collecting samples from a wheat field. Our scientists and university partners have also revealed the genetic blueprints of a host of plants and animals, and used…
Beet Curly Top Virus Update
…acreage was removed from potential treatment maps due to grazing and disking. Remaining host plants consisted of Russian thistle, Bassia, and saltbush and were viable. BLH counts were low in…
USDA Expands Working-Lands Conservation Opportunities through CRP
…for small-scale livestock grazing operations. Small livestock operations with 100 or fewer head of grazing dairy cows (or the equivalent) can submit applications to enroll up to 200 acres of…
HSUS Denies Budget Problems
…wrong. He did say some positions have been eliminated, but more positions were added to three different departments within the organization, including farm animals, companion animals, and international. Pacelle added…